The people in the Kiss Nightclub were trying to escape from the fire but were ______ in smoke.

A．covered          B．trapped           C．arrested          D．scared

The boy doesn’t like ______ when his mother compares him with the other children in the neighborhood.

A．one              B．this              C．that              D．it

Women are more generous with their money and are ______ more likely to suffer from money problems.

A．otherwise         B．also              C．indeed           D．then

The police haven’t ______ any new evidence, which really let the public down.

A．taken up          B．made up          C．came up          D．come up with

To be ______ changing times you cannot have your body in the 21st century and your head back in the past.

A．in step with        B．in front of         C．together with      D．apart from

—How old is Ms Jessica?

—Don’t ask her how old she is—she’s really ______ about it.

A．particular         B．cautious           C．sensitive          D．anxious

—How would you like your tea?

—______.

A．Very quickly       B．As it comes, please  C．Very much         D．I don’t like tea

One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I   21  the car by the roadside and waited for her.

As I looked   22  the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old,   23  freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short   24 . The boy had a big smile on his face   25  he had just been set free from some sort of   26 . The boy would then fall to the grass,   27 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a   28  on his face.   

Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but   29 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they   30 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was   31  touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so   32  and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only   33  was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a   34  — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for   35  or was not worrying about whether   36  was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him   37  and that it would be   38  if he did fall. No, all that   39  to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that   40  and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.

1.                A．drove          B．started         C．parked   D．broke

2.                A．outside         B．down          C．toward   D．over

3.                A．playing         B．smiling         C．rolling    D．running

4.                A．way           B．length          C．time D．distance

5.                A．even if         B．as if            C．so long as D．now that

6.                A．park           B．cave           C．prison    D．castle

7.                A．get up          B．take up         C．break down   D．lie down

8.                A．tear           B．smile           C．pleasure  D．surprise

9.                A．however        B．instead         C．therefore D．anyhow

10.               A．stop           B．win            C．achieve   D．succeed

11.               A．luckily          B．apparently      C．actually   D．equally

12.               A．confident       B．joyful          C．quiet D．proud

13.               A．worry          B．dream         C．aim   D．hope

14.               A．boy           B．child           C．player     D．winner

15.               A．chance         B．fortune         C．approval   D．trouble

16.               A．someone       B．anyone         C．everyone  D．one

17.               A．fail            B．run            C．fall   D．cry

18.               A．embarrassing    B．disappointing    C．frightening D．amusing

19.               A．happened      B．contributed     C．related    D．mattered

20.               A．discovery       B．observation     C．story D．incident